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In this week’s edition of Video Game Crafts ‘N Gear, take a break from training and catching Pokemon and check out a Pokemon pinball machine, GlaDOS can take over your house if you let her and those mature video games you love so much become accessible to children in some stunning artwork.

Pokemon Pinball Machine

This likely wasn’t what you were expecting when you read the words “Pokemon Pinball Machine”. It’s not your usual, traditional, coin-operated glass-cased arcade game with a Pokemon theme, but Steve Black Jr has still created something no less awesome.

Instead we have a custom-made cabinet that simulates both GBC game Pokemon Pinball and GBA game Pokemon Pinball: Ruby & Sapphire. It has functioning tilt buttons that operate the flippers in-game, giving it a great arcade feel. Hit the video below, and head to the creator’s website for photos!

No one wants a robot in their house that would use the residents as test subjects and wouldn’t hesitate to kill you. Then again, for the witty, strangely lovable Portal antagonist GlaDOS, many would make an exception. Instructables user dragonator has made this very possible, creating his own 3D printed GlaDOS ceiling lamp and providing instructions on how to do so. How kind!

We’ve had a few officially-licensed Portal 2 merchandise featured on Crafts ‘N Gear, and despite this being a fan-made project, this looks like one of them. Check out the shots below, and visit Instructables if you’re in a building mood.

Ready for something adorable? Joey Spiotto is a former video game concept artist who worked on franchises such as Dead Space. Lately, he’s created these clever and cute images of potential video game children’s books.

Inspired by the classic Little Golden Books, Joey turned Skyrim, Portal 2 and Bioshock into childhood literature, Turning the mature themes of all three games into something adorable. The illustrations are fantastic, and the titles are genius. Though these are just covers, I’d love full stories for each of these. Head over to Joey’s blog where you can buy your own prints!

About the Author

An aspiring writer from England. Reece was born with a controller in his hands. From the age of 4 he had his filthy mitts on a Game Boy, PSOne and Sega Mega Drive (Genesis to you Americans!),. Open to any system and genre, he remains completely unbiased as a proud owner of a Wii, Wii U, Xbox 360, PS3 and 3DS.